The protein content of the cowpea has proved to be very variable, especially of the green grain. The aim of this study, therefore, was to obtain information on the influence of the environment and genetic variability on the total protein content (TPC) of green cowpea grain, as well as to evaluate the effects of production components on this variable. Sixteen cowpea genotypes were evaluated in two environments (...
Overweight and obesity continue to be an important global health challenge andarisk factor for an increasing set of chronic non-communicable diseases. The role of dietary components in promoting health has deserved considerable attention in the prevention of chronic diseases associated with food, among which dietary fibers stand out. This work aims to perform a bibliographic review regarding the physiological a...
Biosynthesized from very long-chain fatty acid wax precursors, n-alkanes m a k e a valuable contribution to the taxonomy of plants . Th e alk ane comp onents of foliar epicuticles of seven Neotropical s p e c i e s o f Lecythidaceae were investigated: Bertholletia excelsa, Cariniana legalis, Couroupita guianensis, Eschweilera alvimii, Eschweilera ovata, Gustavia augusta and Lecythis pisonis. Specimens were coll...
The water effective diffusivity can be increased in air drying of fruits and vegetables by applying an ultrasonic pre-treatment in ultrasonic baths or by directly applying ultrasound during air-drying. This work has examined the influence of the combination of both techniques on the dehydration of apple cubes (Malus domestica L. var Royal Gala). Experiments were carried out drying apples using conventional conv...
Information about the morphology, chemical composition and reserve mobilization is important in understanding the establishment of native and exotic species. The purpose of this study was to describe the morphology, chemical composition, and mobilization of reserves during germination of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.). Biometric and morphological analyzes were performed with 100 randomly selected dried seeds. Oth...
Considerando a importância da utilização de métodos ativos para facilitar o processo educacional, o trabalho analisou a efetividade do uso de jogos didáticos como meio de aproximação do aluno ao conteúdo teórico. A aplicação dos jogos foi realizada com estudantes do primeiro semestre dos cursos de Ciências Biológicas e de Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Os alunos jogaram antes e depois da ...
Nesse trabalho, discutimos a aplicação de ''O jogo dos biomas'' com alunos de escolas públicas estaduais de Fortaleza. No jogo, cada equipe representou um pesquisador de grande importância para a Biologia como, por exemplo, Charles Darwin e Alfred R. Wallace e explorar, pelos diversos continentes, os biomas mundiais observando suas características, disponíveis em pistas recebidas durante o jogo, afim de cumprir...
Phanerogam species reserve nutrients in their seeds in order to sustain propagation. Their chemical composition and the way the metabolites are used vary, according to genotype, the environment and the interaction between these factors. As the jatropha is considered a strategic oilseed crop in biofuel production, the aim of this work was to quantify the major reserve components (starch, protein, soluble sugar a...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of water absorption and cytochemical changes in primed and aged seeds of sorghum during germination under absence or presence of 100 mM NaCl. The initial batch of seeds of sorghum cv. IPA-1011, was divided into two batches of different levels of vigor, by the accelerated aging of half seeds, with half of each batch also referred to the priming of polyethylene glyco...
The safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) belongs to the Compositae or Asteraceae family, nowadays, it is used to adornment. The objective of this experiment was to determinate the biometry, to describe and to illustrate the external morphology of the seed. The essay was conducted at the Laboratory of Analysis of Seeds of the Phytotechny Department, Center of Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Cea...